"Mr. King harnesses a formidable facility for originating unforgettable situations and characters. The 30 horror novels he has discharged over the 22 years since the publication of "Carrie" span a surprising variety of incident, subject and tone. His situations and characters, moreover, intersect an anxious, alienated culture with offhand authority. Mr. King is the latest (if least literary) manifestation of a Gnostic strain that has surged through American literature from Nathaniel Hawthorne an more...
"Mr. King harnesses a formidable facility for originating unforgettable situations and characters. The 30 horror novels he has discharged over the 22 years since the publication of "Carrie" span a surprising variety of incident, subject and tone. His situations and characters, moreover, intersect an anxious, alienated culture with offhand authority. Mr. King is the latest (if least literary) manifestation of a Gnostic strain that has surged through American literature from Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe to recent writers as various as James Merrill, Norman Mailer, William Burroughs and Thomas Pynchon. Mr. King's peculiar knack as a novelist is to strip away much of the complexity and nearly all of the art from a terrifying vision of an unknowable universe ruled by a limited, perhaps evil God and insinuate that Gnosticism into the rituals and commodities of everyday America. The household derangements and the matter-of-fact malevolence inside Mr. King's fiction cut across the fears behind opinion polls, televisions talk shows or any casual New York conversation: random carnage, obscure wasting illnesses, sinister technologies and the accelerating sense of a world gone wrong."less...
"The honest intent to do as well as possible--that has to stand at the base of any writing career. The object in view is to not let the money sway you from that, or the critics, or the wrath of God. Honest intent has nothing to do with art, one way or the other; art is its own master, and talent is merely its whore. Honest intent only applies to the more humble side of writing: the craft. You sit down in front of the typewriter and do the best job you can. You play fair. You keep your hands clea more...
"The honest intent to do as well as possible--that has to stand at the base of any writing career. The object in view is to not let the money sway you from that, or the critics, or the wrath of God. Honest intent has nothing to do with art, one way or the other; art is its own master, and talent is merely its whore. Honest intent only applies to the more humble side of writing: the craft. You sit down in front of the typewriter and do the best job you can. You play fair. You keep your hands clean. And then, if the money comes: "Not guilty."less...
"Lovecraft is the perfect fiction for people who are living in a state of sort of total sexual doubt, because the stories almost seem to me sort of Jungian in their imagery. They're all about gigantic disembodied vaginas and things that have teeth."
Born in 1947, Stephen King has become a household name all over the world. His mother raised him and his brother after their father deserted the family in 1950. In high school, King began to write short stories, his first published work appearing in 1968. He attended the University of Maine, graduating with a B.S. in 1970. Up until his first novel appeared, King had worked in an industrial laundry, as a janitor, as well as an English teacher. CARRIE, his debut, was met by a largely indifferent p more...
Born in 1947, Stephen King has become a household name all over the world. His mother raised him and his brother after their father deserted the family in 1950. In high school, King began to write short stories, his first published work appearing in 1968. He attended the University of Maine, graduating with a B.S. in 1970. Up until his first novel appeared, King had worked in an industrial laundry, as a janitor, as well as an English teacher. CARRIE, his debut, was met by a largely indifferent public in 1974. It wasn't until two years later, after King's second novel SALEM'S LOT and the filmed version of CARRIE, that King became a major player in the horror field. THE SHINING, his 1977 haunted hotel novel, began a litany of bestsellers, including THE STAND, THE DEAD ZONE, PET SEMETARY, DOLORES CLAIBORNE, and many others. King's work is regarded as instrumental in bringing about a resurgence of interest in horror fiction in the 1970s and '80s. An extremely high percentage of King's voluminous literary output has been filmed, with varying degrees of success, but all serving to carry the name of Stephen King far and wide. He has written nonfiction, given lectures, acted in films, and continues to produce huge novels nearly every year, all of which become instant bestsellers. As a bizarre sidenote, during the summer of 1999 while walking along a back road in Maine, King was struck and seriously injured by a minivan whose driver apparently lost control of the vehicle while being distracted by his dog--thus creating exactly the kind of news item that might have inspired several of King's own novels. In 2003, King was honored with a National Book Foundation medal for Distinguish Contribution to American Letters.less...
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Since The Shining is very high on my list of top five horror movies ever made, I've always planned on getting around to the source material. When a friend offered to loan me the book a while ago, I quickly accepted. I enjoyed the book immensely, especially the exploration of Doc's powers. However, even though the book is a fine piece of writing, the movie wins out. My big problem with the book is that King makes it very clear that Jack's actions are a result of the malign forces inhabiting the hotel. The movie was more vague as to whether this was the case or whether Jack just lost his marbles. To me, that's a hell of a lot scarier. Still, one of the better (admittedly few) King novels I've read.
I have been a fan for the past 2 decades own ALL of your books (well, 90% of them) in hardcover, the rest in paperback. I even wanted to pull a "Misery" on you when it too you FOREVER and a day to get out Wizard and Glass after leaving me hanging in the Dark Tower Series.
I became a fan at the age of 12 and will be one until the last book has been written, please keep up the good work, and best of luck with the next book.
Stephen King is the King!!I have loved his books since the very first novel,Carrie.I look forward to each new one as they come out.I am amazed at his ability to keep them coming.Everytime I finish one I pray it is not his last.Keep them coming
...and the wheel of Ka turns.
I want to thank you for writing such a profound work. The Dark Tower is by far my favorite of anything I've ever read. I believe Roland, Jake, Eddie, Susannah, and even Oy exist out there somewhere. There are truly other worlds than these. I've read every book that's tied in to The Tower (except It) and am still amazed at how masterfully you manage to link so many stories and worlds together. You are an exceptional author and I can only hope there never is a "last book."
Long days and pleasant nights, Mr. King.
Since The Shining is very high on my list of top five horror movies ever made, I've always planned on getting around to the source material. When a friend offered to loan me the book a while ago, I quickly accepted. I enjoyed the book immensely, especially the exploration of Doc's powers. However, even though the book is a fine piece of writing, the movie wins out. My big problem with the book is that King makes it very clear that Jack's actions are a result of the malign forces inhabiting the hotel. The movie was more vague as to whether this was the case or whether Jack just lost his marbles. To me, that's a hell of a lot scarier. Still, one of the better (admittedly few) King novels I've read. 
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